The Best Lasagna Roll Ups Recipe – Easy, Cheesy & Irresistible!

These lasagna roll ups are great dish for those who love lasagna, but it doesn’t need much time to make. Lasagna noodles, parmesan cheese, ground beef, marinara sauce, ricotta cheese are used to made this recipe. This recipe is freezer-friendly and perfect for meal prep.

During I love making a classic baked lasagna, whenever I’d no no time to cook. Then I’m always looking for a quicker recipe which can done in no time, then i remember this delicious cheesy lasagna recipe. 

What Is Lasagna Roll Up?

These Lasagna Roll ups are new twist on classic lasagna without those messy squares that fall apart. The perfect portion is much easier than layered lasagna to make. These both have all same ingredients that we’ll love. 

Your family will beg you you to add them to their weekly dinner rotation.

The best thing is that you can change up ingredients. You can also add little spinach or ground beef for Italian sausage. If you want to make healthy lasagna, you can use ground turkey or chicken. Possibilities are endless. 

Ingredients Required For Meat Lasagna Roll Ups Recipe

To prepare these melty lasagna roll ups, here is the quick overview of all ingredients you will need to prepare this recipe.

• Lasagna Noodles: To cook the noodles properly, follow the instructions on the package. If you want gluten-free, then you can easily swap them out for a gluten-free option.
• Ground Beef: I like to use 80/20 beef but you can use 99% lean for healthier lasagna. You can use ground Italian sausage or turkey instead of ground beef as an alternative.

• Marinara Spaghetti Sauce: I have delicious sauce recipe which I make all time and keep on hand for quick meals. But, can use your store bought jarred sauce to save time.
• Onions and Garlic: I’ll try to use fresh onion and garlic when possible. It enhances the flavor of marinara sauce and overall just tastes better.
• Seasonings: To enhance flavor to this dish, I use salt, black pepper, Italian seasoning and crushed red pepper. If you don’t want spice, then you can leave crushed red peppers and add little bit of black pepper.
• Cheese: I use 3 kinds of cheeses for this lasagna roll ups recipe: ricotta cheese, parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese.
• Egg: Eggs helps to bind all ingredients for lasagna filling together.
• Parsley: This is optional but it gives a pop of color to this dish when serving.

Equipment Needed

• White Baking Dish

Instructions To Make Lasagna Roll Ups Recipe

Initially preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat and cook until no longer pink, and breaking apart with a spatula for 3-4 minutes. Later add ½ cup of yellow onions and cook until they transparent for 3 minutes.

And add ¼ cup of crushed red pepper, 1 teaspoon of black pepper, ½ teaspoon Italian seasoning, ½ teaspoon of salt and garlic. Then mix well and saute for 1 minute.

Now pour 24 oz of your favorite marinara sauce, then bring it to a simmer cook for 5 minutes, later set aside. Now, pour water in a large pot to boil and add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Cook lasagna noodles according to directions listed on package.

Later drain noodles and put them back in pot and cover with cold water.

During pasta is cooking, make the cheese mixture. By adding ricotta cheese, 1 large egg, ½ parmesan cheese, 1 ½ cups of mozzarella cheese, parsley to a large bowl, then mix until fully incorporated.

Divide cooked noodles and ricotta cheese mixture over noodles and spread them evenly. Add a large spoon of meat mixture to each noodle, spread evenly. Now spread ⅓ cup of meat sauce on bottom of a baking dish. Then roll noodles up jellyroll style and place seam side down in baking dish. 

Later cover roll-ups with remaining meat sauce then sprinkle remaining 1 ½ cups of mozzarella cheese over them. Now, cover with foil and bake for 38 minutes in preheated oven. Later remove foil and bake for an additional 2 minutes, serve garnished and chopped fresh parsley.

FAQs About Lasagna Rolls

How to soften oven-ready lasagna noodles for roll ups?

The best way to soften oven-ready noodles is by boiling them in water about 3 minutes, make sure you are using an extra firm brand of lasagna noodle like barilla, remember that noodles will continue cooking when they bake so do not overdo it. 

While removing them from water, place them in cold water to stop cooking process so they don’t turn to mush during baking in oven.

Can I make this Lasagna Roll Ups Recipe for Vegetarian?

Yes, it’s easy to swap out filling for these lasagna rolls. You can also make them vegetarian by using a ricotta cheese and spinach filling instead of meat. You can add mushrooms to add bulk to roll ups.

You can use plant based meat to substitute ground beef.

Do these lasagna roll ups are good for leftovers?

Yes, you can easily store by making whole dish of these and store them in fridge as leftovers. Or else you can make them ahead of time on meal prep day and store them in freezer for busy nights.

What can I serve these lasagna rolls?

These lasagna rolls are best to serve with a salad like garden green salad or chopped Italian antipasto salad. For a vegetarian, consider serving this recipe for garlic parmesan parmesan asparagus. You can also serve them with garlic knots or with warm dinner rolls. You need only 30 minutes to make them.

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How To Store Properly And Reheat This Lasagna Roll Ups Recipe

This lasagna roll ups are tastes even better in the next day, meat sauce soaks into noodles and brings out so much flavor. These are even great for make ahead of time and stick them in freezer for later.

• Reheating: Best way to reheat leftovers is in oven. Bake at 375 degrees until cheese starts to melt again. If you are reheating these roll ups from freezer, make sure to let them thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
• Freezing: Before adding the roll ups, line the baking dish with foil, it will help with freezer burn and keeping them fresh. Cover the top well to help them last longer in freezer. This lasagna roll ups dish will last up to 30 days in the freezer.

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